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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-09

II is social evil merciless, cruel, re-
morseless and destructive. 1t invades
domestic life, and desolates homes. Ii
kindles the baneful fires Of hate upon
the altar of congugal love, wrings
with suffering unutterable, the heart of
the innocent wife and intlcts poverty
and want upon her helpless children.
II sweeps the social circle with its rava-
ges like THE pestlence that walketh in
darkness and wasteth at MONDAY. 1t
spares neither age, nor sex, nor class.
nor condition. It's Unsuitable greed
gloats upon ruined fortunes and blasted
regulations, upon wrecked hopes and
crushed affections, upon groans, and
tears. and blood.
This. then, is the indictment AGAINST the
liquor traffic. That Is n moral, social aud in
dnstrial evil, and against the law which
makes such enormities possible; nay. which
makes them commonplace, part of every
day experience and observation. i his is
an evil, which sweeps like the Simeon of
the desert, over the land, scattering abroad
misery, desolation and death; breeding,
and UNFOLDING all the vices, opposing and
fighting every virtue, the friend of the evil
the enemy of the good. Under its baneful
influence, every vice springs into life and
flourishes, and every virtue wthers and
dies.
The opposition we have to encounter
will bring into the controversy every ap-
pliance which money can command, lngen-
uity suggest, or subtility contrive, backed
and propelled by individual interests, ener-
w and vigilance. and an organization COM
plete and compact. They fight for individ-
ual interests; we for the public good. They
to perpetuate the most gigantic evil of the
10Th century; we to suppress 1t. They for
the whisky-seller, and the money he makes
by selling material and moral poison to the
people; we to protect the people and to YES
cue the victims of their calling from the
drunkard's life and the drunkard's DEATH
They to breed and multiply crimes and law
lessness: we to stay the hand of violence
and maintain law and order. They to in
flict poverty and want and suffering and
sorrow: we TO spread over all the compe-
tency and comfort and happiness which
sobriety and industry assure in this our
free and favored land. They TO create
waste places and spread desolation; we, TO
build them up and make them bloom and
blossom as the rose. They to send the de-
mon of intemperance into happy homes
we TO shield the loving wife, and innocent
children from the infections OF the fiery
ilend
On these issues we appeal TO the sturdy
manhood, the honest. bold, Independent
thought Of the people of Dallas county.
To every one who loves her, and is proud
OF Texas. To every one who would pro-
mote peace, plenty and prosperity within
her borders. 60 every one who regards his
own bs.t Interests, Or who has sympathy
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retary

Pending the report of the commit
tee on the executive committee DR..
James Young, the celebrated temper
ance lecturer, DIR. j. Cheaney and Mr..
Kingsbury. of Waco, were introduced
TO the convention.
The following ore the delegates
present:
Dallas.-W. ID. Knowls, c. W. llar-
ned, j. ID. Cartel, Theo. Mosher, Jerome
Kirby, c. T.. Gilbert, J. NJ. Mccoy. II.
A.West, Chas. R.Jones, f. p. Marshall,
w. A. Mason, j. S. Iletherington, 5.
A. Mahon, J. ID. Kendrick, S. J. Ander-
Son, j. II. Woolf, c. j Scbo
field, c. NJ. Wilmet, o. p.
Thomas, ID. G. Stokey, Thomas Stan
ley, II. A. Hughes, John 5. Witwcr, p
Cheaney, j. o. Cheaney, w. ii. W.
Smith, w. i. Vaughan, J. S. Howell,
w. White, Alexander White, Dr. c. c.
Gillespie, Rev. j. J.. Harris, G. w
Pryor, Rev. w. n. Jarrel, J' u
Thacker, n. /. Morris, J. w. Moore,
Rev. ID. p. Haggard, J. L. Seebert, DIR.
j. ii. Gibbs.
Precinct No. DIR. ID. King, ii. C..
Darwin.
Precinct 3.-Miss Willie Gillespie,
Miss Anna Mccullough, Geo. Cras-
man, Win Harper, Joe Deadly, J. T.
Corcoran, r. +. Nash.
Precinct Al. +. Spier. n. j. Has
tead. NJ. Umphrcy. J. I. Connor, ID. A.
Davis. A. II. Nash, +. A. Dean.
Precinct III. J. Collins, }. w. Swor,
II. A. Kidd, II. G. Robinson, p. A.
Browder. g. l.. Higgins.
Colorcd delegates Precinct No. T.
Nat Tippet, +. J. Jordon, Henry
Moore and Aaron Jones.
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UNDER the head OF $50 uthern Pro-
gress," the San Antonio Times says:
THE industrial progress of the South
ern States keeps on at marvellous
rate. The Manufacturers Record, of
Baltimore. reliable authority on the
subject, gives the number of new en-
terprises inaugurated in the South
during the first three months of 1887,
together with the amount of capita,
and capital stock invested in them.
They number no less than 926, with a
capital of SS4,04O,O00. For the same
period in 1886 the figures stood, new
enterprises, 445, with capital of $780,
$751; Texas, in the last three
months, has invested $3.566,000 in new
enterprises, as against 1891 900 for
the same period in 1886. Alabama is
at the head, with $19,7s4,000. Tennes-
see comes next, with $l3.1SS,000"
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In taking the side of prohibition, a
rigid enforcement of law, good morals
and order, the HERALD expects to in
cur the displeasure of some people.
In speaking out boldly, and faithfully
exposing official negligence, jobbery
or corruption. it is entirely probable
that few more enemies may be made.
But even these enemies know that the
HERALD is right and that they are
wrong A city of the size and charac-
ter of Dallas certainly needs one news
paper that is not afraid to take side
the right side. The HERALD's chances
to do good are not for sale. II is
making free fight on the law and
order side of the fence.
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RsV. Mn LAW. of Bryan, figured
as one of the leading prohibitionists
il, the Waco convention. lie is the
man who broke up Sunday eNcnr-
sion to Wootan Wells, and sent some
fifty or sixty persons. who had already
procured their tickets, back TO their
homes. believing that they were about
TO commit dreadful sin. If such men
ms he were ever to get IN power n man
would never again be allowed to laugh
aloud on Sunday.-MeXia Ledger.
We are sure that Bro. Fishburn is
disposed to tell the truth and that he
received the above from some person
who is not. The HERALD knows the
facts. Certain members of DIR. Laws
church asked his advice concerning
the Sunday picnic to Wootan Wells
and he advised them not to go. Peo-
pie who believe i'll and respect the
Christian Sabbath will approve what
he did. But goodly number went
up from Bryan that day, and one OF
them. n lady of respectable standing
up to that time, took on too much
beer and was carried home drunk
after injuring a good name that DR.
Laws advice would have saved DR.
Law is one of the very best and most
practical men in Texas, and is highly
esteemed even by the saloon men OF
Bryan. The Ledger certainly does
not know him.
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interests

with the great interests at
stake. IL is question
which, each individual must determine
for himself. Not like a political
question. in which man can refer to
party leaders or party practices, or re-
ligious dogma about which he can con
suit his creed OF apply to his pastor.
The true merits Of the question lie with
in the experience and observation of
everyone and the tribunal TO which rea-
son and right refer its decision is his
own conscience, and the responsibility
is upon him alone.
There are epocbs in the lives of ma
TONS turning points, from which flow
streams Of benefcience deepening wild
tning and ever increasing in volume, as
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THE Terrell Star, commenting on
Gibbs dodge OF DIR. Hanks enquiries,
and his evasivo reply proposing to
debate the Bible on prohibition, says:
Gibbs need not try to dodge the
issue. The question is: Are you for
whisky or are you against il! This is
simple and plain enough. Are you for
saloons or are YOU against themI These
sre pointed questions, short and easy
TO understand The ants are going TO
risk their success in this fight to ig-
norancc and prejudice. But the people
are not going To be misled. They are
not half as ignorant as Mr.. Gibbs may
think. They all know this issue has
nothing TO do with politics. They also
know that TO vote out whisky will be
TO purify this Slate of its greatest
enemy. and the intelligence and patri-
otism of this country has never been
known to fight in the ranks of an en-
en-. The ants need not try TO dodge
the t-ur issae if thew cannot meet il
let them give up the fight
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ALMOST all the criminal lawyers
business will be taken away if prohi.
biiion carries: the banker may lose
the deposits of a dozen saloons, made
up, day after day, of money needed to
buy bread for the families of a hun-
dred drunkards; the land lord may fail
TO find tenants for two or three of his
man-traps, now bated with mean whis-
key: railroads may lose the freight on
beer and liquors for which Texans
send their money out of the State; the
sot may lose his whiskey; many a
young man may lose the opportunity
to become n drunkard; the whiskey
dealer his right to vcnd goods which
do the people no good and great harm;
n newspaper man may lose patronage
or subsidy made up of food and
clothing of thousand pauper chill
dren-if the amendment carries. do
not be too severe OH any anti whom
we have classified above. The flesh is
weak, you know. But see to ii that he
loses. because he is able to lose it, it is
right for him to lose it, and his loss
will be the eternal gain of perhaps q
hundred or thousand of his fellow
men,
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Precinct No. ST. {. Story.
De Soto.-E S. Dlnguid, +. Morris.
IIutchins Precinct.-J. l.. Dicky, a,
:. Clark.
Wesley Chappel.-John Deaton, W
\. Carter, j. l.. Lancaster, l.. Ii
Rogers, w. b. Gribble.
Duncanville. j. G Mauk,
Shcrman.-J. Young.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
PlCkENS, S. c., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1887.

run the tho gauntlet Of destruction bv
the drought ana rust in the spring whcH
crop is sown late. Rich land and bot.
tom land may be sowl later than poor
upland. Have seen good crops of oats
on bottom land sown in March. IL is
always well to SOW some Of the oat crop
on such land, If one has any that is we'll
drained. Bottom lands need occasional
rest from corn crops, and if the spring
IS very dry an oat crop on bottoms paws
very Handsomely. BY all means SOW a
large crop OF oats, and give it fair
chance.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
1T SMELLS OF WAR,
P"wd"rS- hn'tcra Preparing for th~ Com
tcurplat"d Conflict.
(Fr'm the r'IH'I"lphia Etr,~'.

tHNthlit"H Conflict.
(t'r,m the p!laI.lplIa E,c,~!D
AS straw that shows which wav the
European war wind blows, the people Of
Wilmington are attaching great deal
OF importance 10 the unusual activity ut
the Dupont Powder Mills OH the Bran
dywinG, II few miles from that CITY. The
mills have never in their HISTORY been
moro busy, and the men ure worked
night and day in some parts OF the great
establishment, which is turning ont
black powder such as s0ldirrs use N wan
by the toms. The pow,ic1 makers arc
tOld That the orders UOw ON hand cannot
hc iltlcI last enough, and thr,5. i0dica
toms OF M unprecedented demand Tor the
article have strengthened the current
belief that the Duponts are shipping
large quantities Of explosives to France
or Germany, '.rd that the war in Eu
rope is coming surely in the spring. Tho
office of the Rupalmo Chemical Works
at IhompsOn$ Point, n. j., is situatcd
now III Wilmington, and it can be stated
with pO"itiv,ucsa that their mi Is, at
which the most destructive explosives in
the world are manufactured, are rs busy
rs the Dupont works.
The mills Of the latter company arc
Ghc most famous in The world, ana have
most always furnished large proportion
OF powder to European nations on the
cN" Of II war. just before the Franco
IruHSium War The mills were run on extra
time, as IS the case now, and THIS w&s
taken then, aS now, to be pretty sure
hnrblnScr OF wnr. The DupOnts are
very cautious when The newspaper men
are around, and they say to all such in
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
THE COTTON CROP.
Uncquallcd for Cleanliness, Color and
Lcngth OF Stnpln--pricn of Seed Is bow.

Uncquallcd for Cleanliness, Color and
Length Of Staplo-Price of Seed is Low.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., February 10
The report of the cotton crop Of 1885,
shows the average at the date OF the ctosC
of the picking season, the proportion OF
the crop marketed on the first Of Feb,
ruary, the quality Of the staple, tho
price of seed and product, compared
with that of 1885. The close of the
picking is reported the same as last year
in the Carolinas and Texas; Que day
earlier i'll Mississippi; two later in
Georgia and Louisiana; four in TcnncS-
see and twonty-ono i'll Arkansas.
The dates arc: North Carolina, De
combcr 2; South Carolina, November
30; Georgia, December |; Florida, No
vcmbcr ~; Alabama, December %;
Mississippi, December +; Louisiana, Dc
ccmbcr II; Texas December 3; Arkan-
sas, December %; Tennessee December
10. The later maturing Of the crop is
extending the season III few States
only. In Arkansas tho season was
lengthencd by the inability to pick the
heavy harvest. Returns OF the proper
ton marketed made the average to Feb
ruary l, 1885, one per cent. At that
date about 800, coo bales had gone from
the plantations.
This would Indicate crop Of G,lGO,-
OOO bales, Il mere tritlc above the No
vombcr indications. OF the rate Of yield.
the proportion bY States is as follows:
North Carolina 81, South Carolinu SS,
Georgia 50, Florida So, Alabama 81,
Mississippi 81, Louisiana SO, Texas SG,
Arkansas 81, Tennessee So. The quality
OF the crop is superior. Rarely, ii ever
have returns Of cleanliness and color
combined with tho length of staple
cquallcd those just received.
Inc price of seed is low, and complaint
IS made Of the combination of oil millers
to reduce prices. Renters will sell ut
any prices, sometimes as low as five to
eight cents per buShcl. The best plnnt-
ers refuse 10 sell at running rates The
average IN Mississippi and Louisiana is
ten cents, eleven Ill Arkansas, twelve in
Texas and Tennessee, thirteen in South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, sixteen
III Florida.
Feeders of cattle and sheep pay the
highest rate. The product is larger than
last year i'll Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas
and Texas, and smaller in the other
States. The average result from care
1ul ANALYSIS of present returns is nn
aggregate less than two per cent. lower
than that Of last year.
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PuOT0GKApuED IN CHURCH.
A"W an EntcrprisinE Artist Secured Pie
lures OF PRESIDENT and Mrs. Cleveland.

| ''''N On iISNlbeht ana MrS. Cleveland.
(3peeal 0 :he New York word)
WA5uIN"ToN, February 7.-For the
! past lew Gays Il Cincinnati artist has
been here carrying a lcttUr-boX under
ms arm that had every appearance of an
internal machine. On more than one
occasion the young ma has been taken
Tor Il crank. For two DAYS he has been
! under police espionage and was at lnst
compelled to exhibit the contents of the
| mysterious box. Instead 1f it's being a
dangerous cOntrivanCc it proved to he
only Il simple and harmless detective
can era, such as is used by amateur pho
tOgraphers, which he had been carving
around the city for the purpose 0, using
on the prominent public men AMI their
wives. Yesterday he was ut the White
House with his machine, but WIS not
allowed TO take it beyond the vcstibule.
Lie was dCsiI GUS Of securing an iustan-
tanCOu" photograph of Mrs. Cleveland
at her reception.
Ihls morning the artist stationed him
self at the door of DR.. Sundcrland's
church 10 await the arrival Of the Presi-
dental carriage, recognizing th"t this
would doubtless be his only opportunity
OF securing photograph Of the Presi-
dents wife il street costume. 1t was not
long until the carriage arrived ut the
church door containing tho President
and Mrs. Cleveland. AS the party
allBhtcd the artist set the mCchan SIN Of
the mysterious box in motion and it was
performing its work. Mrs. Cleveland
saw tho artist and the box. In amoment
she appreciated the situation. As quick
as thought she wrcathcd her fuco with
smiles, looking at the young man and
The box, which he still held halt con-
ccalcd under his arm, bowed politely as
II to thank him for his enterprise, and
passed into the church. The Pr, sidcnt
also saw The machine and looked dis
pteaScd After the sermon had begun
the artist seated himself III tho church
gallery and succeeded in getting thee
excellent photographs of Mrs Cleveland
and the President as they appcarcd i'll
church.
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ENPERIENCE WITH = SIIO.
The Marvellous CEcapncs5 of the Food
i'ruhurCS.

Irndurcs.
Mr.. George w. Koincr, leading
farmer and stock raiser Of Augusta coun-
! ty, Na., has furnished the Stauntun VIM
dlcotor the following account OF his cx-
periHnce with Silo.
Last August put up frame buill-
ing - by II and u feet high. Thc
frame is 5 inches, plnnkcd up on both
sldcs. Ihc spnco between was filled with
SaWdust. l. put III q plank floor and
covered with plank, with door in one
corner at the ground. The building did
not cost over $2O with an estimated
capacity Of 30 tons. On August % green
corn Was cut. Not having planted the
corn for the purpose, and only as an cX-
pertinent, selected the lightCst growth
in the corn field. The corn was cnt in
half inch lengths by steam power, and
during the illing Of the silo three men
trampcd the cat fodder us tg,t rs they
could pack it. The siIO was only filled
only half full, not feeling sure that this
plan of house would keep it we'll The
top was then covered with one and n
hall feet dry wheat clnt1an placed loose
planks, closely fitted, covering the en-
tire top. Upon the plank was put two
feet OF stone. The gable cnls were
nailed up and the job was completed nt
cost OF about 81 per ton.
"On December D / opened the door at
the bottom made for the purpose Of get
ting the cnslagc out. / found it in
splendid condition, except few inches
around the sides and on top. Fearing
there would be some trouble To- teach
stock to cat it, some Of the cnsilago was
offered to horses, COWS and hoGs-ull ate
1t mt once with as much relish as if it WAS
green clover. After feeding the cnsi-
llagee few days to COWS, they increased
their flow of milk, besides giving IL richer
quality. The stOclr,~%hich have been
led upon enBilngc alone except access to
straw stack, have increased in weight
and manifest an increased appetite and
taste for it. 1t is said that green clover,
cut when i'll bloom, makes us good en-
/ slla8c as green corn. Clover ihat will
make one and half tons Of hay will
make twenty tons Of cnsilagc per acre,
and corn that will make forty to fifty
bushels per acre will make about twenty
five tons OF cnail0gc.
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\ Somnnmbulist's Promenade.

A decided sensation was created on the
streets ut Akron late last evening by II
we'll known lady residing on North High
street coming upon the street in very
airy attire, being dressed in single gar
mont in which she had gone to bed. She
walked at least thrco blocks and crossed
two main streets near Ito heart of the city,
being seen by quite number Of nc0oie.
a gentleman who saw the lady come
from her house, and seeing that She was
walking away from-hcr home in anything
but proper dress, approached her and
laid his hand on her shoulder, when he
noticed that sho was asleep. He took
hold of her arm and led her back to l.or
house, where she entered, giving no
signs that she was awake, though the
cold air and frost of the night must have
severely chilled her body, which was
almost nudc.-Spccial to tho Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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WHERE l., LCLU HURST"


- -N'''' = '''i wa N'NblSit NsHllU t.HNS Iltf
in the Shade.
The Cumming Clarion is informed by
Mr.. S. Terry, who spent last week ill
Butord, on the Air Lime Railroad, of a
case which rivals the celebrated Lulu
Hurst. He, i'll company with we'll
known minister Of that place, visited tAc
home OF IL little girl nine years OLD, and
who is rather undcrsizcd. They had
heard OF the child's powers and desired
to put them to test. Mr.. Terry saw the
child lay one hand on the top Of table
and move around the room with it as
though it were II mere plaything. An
ordinary child OF that age could hardly
have moved the table at all. Mr. Ferry,
vino is ltitc muscular, then tools hold
on Il stout stick, graSplng it at Cacjl end;
the chIld placed her hands on the stick
III the mlddlc, and before he knew it the
stick WmS wrcUchcd out Of his grasp.
IllS experiment was tried Il second
timo, ALr. Terry cXcrting his whole
strength to hold It, with the same result.
y door, which fastened with a button,
was then closed and person paced out.
Sido to push against it. BY simply
placing her hands on the door the button
gradually moved until tho door was un
fastened. 1t is said that when she
touches thc wall person placing
ms car against the opposite side cal
near clicking sound resembling the
NOISE made by telegraph instrument
1t l% stated, and can be proven, tha
small stones frequently fall in showcr
around her whilo she is in the house
No one cen tell where they como from.
Also, that in whatever part of rc om
she IS popping sound is heard .ap-
parcntly i'll the wood. These are only =
few Of the fCats the child is able to per
form. Sho has bud health and IS not
considered bright, but there can be 20
sort Of doubt as to her powers
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Guarded for Her Diamonds,

1t IS astonishing TO me how tie people
who are not III Ncw York society strur-
gle Tor an entrance. The one aim of
their lives seem to be to get within the
clrclo which, whether it Is made ND of
what they arc pleased to call aristocracy
or not, has the credit Of being, and is
the goal toward which SO many ambitious
men and women bend all their cncrelcs.
! have III mind lady Of whom { wrote
some time ago, who has no end of
money, IS a widow, handsome and not
too Old to enjoy life. She has been living
a number OF years i'll Europe, but she
has returned homo determined to take
social llfe by storm. She has rented II
house III one OF the most exclusive Darts
or town, and she has given CHOICE enter
talhmcnts to which all the So-cullcd
SWcllS were pleased to come. They ate
her dinners, pronounced her cooking IN
eNccptlOnaDlc and went home to l0urh
at her Efforts to be ono Of them. Tho
charity ball came, and it was given ont
that she was to opon the ball, but she
didn't; and not only that-she took no
part III the opening march. She was at
the ball, however, and wore $3.50, ,OOl
worth OF diamonds. To enjoy thi,
luxury she was guarded by four detcc
tlvcs, two from Tillany's and two furn
iShcd 10y the police force. It seems tc
me this is taking a great deal Of trouble
for little display. L cannot imagine
anything more uncomfortable than to be
under the eyes of four detectives for AZ
entire evening. L should certainly feel
as though were going to be arrested
for something. Why would it not do
just as well to wear o littlo tablet on ones
breast bearing the inscription: 81 have
$3.50, 600 worth of diamonds in Tinany's
safe, but do not want to take the risl,
of wearing thcm. New York Letter.